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HintOfMalice t1_iy31vd0 wrote

In Ireland and the UK, we have Bobby or Peeler to mean a Policeman. They originate from the same thing, an Prime Minister, Sir Robert (Bobby) Peel (Peeler) who set up the first modern police force in the UK, about 200 years ago.

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Gyvon t1_iy3a8zw wrote

He wasn't a constable, he was Prime Minister

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pdpi t1_iy3eg8z wrote

To be pedantic, he was Home Secretary at the time. He wouldn't become PM for another five years.

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